Finding hope through support

I thought there was no way to escape him. Even though I had done nothing wrong, I found myself caught in the grip of his cruel claws. The pain became too much to bear, and I decided to end it all. I went to the beach, hoping this was just a nightmare I would wake up from, but it was all too real. I wanted to live, I deserved to live happily. With my heart aching and heavy with sorrow for my parents, I prepared to leave them behind. But then a thought crept in—wasn't there at least one person who could understand me?I poured my heart out to Vijay. He listened patiently and then told me that ending my life wasn't the answer. Standing at the edge of the beach, the waves whispering behind us, I listened to him, maybe for the last time. He reminded me that besides my parents, no one could truly help me. But I didn't have the courage to tell them. Then, with a steady voice, he said something that shook me—if I had the courage to end my life, surely I could find the strength to speak to them. Then he paused, took a deep breath, and confessed that he loved me. He said he had been holding onto these feelings for a while, and he wanted to share his life with me, through the good and the bad. He didn't want me to carry this burden alone.Something in me flickered to life. He trusted me, even after everything I had told him. And if he, someone who didn't know me deeply, could believe in me, then why couldn't my own parents? I was terrified, but Vijay suggested I send a recording of my pain to someone who could help—a relative, maybe. So, with trembling hands, I sent it to my brother. He called, his voice filled with concern, and asked me what was going on. He could sense I was standing at the brink and urged me to return to the hostel. I did as he said.My brother played the recording for my parents, and they believed me. They confronted Vinodh, warning him to stay away from me. In that moment, the weight on my chest lifted, and for the first time in what felt like forever, I breathed freely. It was all so simple in the end, and I realized I was truly alive. And in that moment of relief, I began to feel something more for Vijay—a quiet, blossoming love.